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Priest Holmes announced his retirement from football.

Holmes, who entered the league in 1997 as an undrafted rookie from Texas, wound up playing ten seasons, including 2007. His finishes with a 4.6 yards-per-carry average and 14th on the all-time rushing TDs list. Priest dominated fantasy football as a top-two overall overall player between 2002-2004, although he failed to be a top-ten back in any other season. His brilliance was undeniable, but not sustained enough to garner serious Hall of Fame consideration. Wed, Nov 21, 2007 01:29:00 PM

Kolby Smith will take over as Kansas City's starter, and the team will pull up rookie fullback Gilbert Harris, an Arizona product, from the practice squad. Holmes will make his retirement from football official at 1:30 ET. Wed, Nov 21, 2007 01:07:00 PM

A source told Schefter that Holmes is "retiring for sure" on Wednesday after re-injuring his neck in Week 11, though a Chiefs spokesperson denied that is the case. The Chiefs will start Kolby Smith this week and may have to sign one or two more runners. A former undrafted free agent, Priest would finish his career as the club's all-time leading rusher. Wed, Nov 21, 2007 01:28:00 AM

FoxSports.com reports that Priest Holmes reportedly re-injured his neck in Sunday's loss and his career may be in jeopardy.

Holmes reportedly has already seen a neck specialist, and will see more to determine when and if he can play again. A neck injury also forced Holmes to miss the entire 2006 season. With Larry Johnson out, Kolby Smith would be in line to get all the carries for Kansas City and is worth adding in all leagues. The Chiefs will probably have to sign another runner. Tue, Nov 20, 2007 05:27:00 PM

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Smith infamously failed to throw a single touchdown pass to a wide receiver across 15 starts, but the Chiefs seem to have embraced his risk-averse playing style, and Smith still finished with a 65.3 completion rate and 18:6 TD-to-INT ratio before missing Week 17 with a lacerated spleen. "We’ve got to put some more pieces around him," said Dorsey. "But I think he’s lived up to what we thought he could be." Turning 31 in May, Smith is signed through 2018.

That might do it for Bray's career. The big-armed 2013 UDFA spent all of 2014 on injured reserve with a high-ankle sprain, and has never attempted an NFL pass. The Chiefs have Alex Smith, Chase Daniel and Aaron Murray ahead of Bray on the depth chart, and recently signed Terrelle Pryor.

He'll be placed on injured reserve, ending his season. Gray is under contract through 2015 and should be back to compete for a roster spot. De'Anthony Thomas will replace Gray as the Chiefs' No. 3 back.

Harris broke his foot in Week 10. The former college basketball player with 4.52 wheels at 6'7/257 caught just three passes for 20 yards as the No. 3 tight end this season. He should be good to go for the entire offseason program. Harris remains an intriguing prospect for deep Dynasty leaguers to monitor.